District of Schlüchtern
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Coordinates: 50 ° 21 ' N , 9 ° 32' E |
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| Basic data (as of 1974) | ||
| Existing period: | 1821-1974 | |
| State : | Hesse | |
| Administrative region : | Darmstadt | |
| Administrative headquarters : | Schluechtern | |
| Area : | 430.31 km 2 | |
| Residents: | 43,600 (Dec. 31, 1973) | |
| Population density : | 101 inhabitants per km 2 | |
| License plate : | SLÜ | |
| Circle key : | 06 1 51 | |
| Circle structure: | 14 municipalities | |
The district of Schlüchtern was a district in Hesse that existed from 1946 until the regional reform in 1974 . Since then, his area has been part of the Main-Kinzig district . The district town was Schlüchtern .
geography
In early 1974 the district bordered clockwise in the east, beginning with the districts of Bad Kissingen and Main-Spessart in Bavaria, as well as the district of Gelnhausen , the Vogelsbergkreis and the district of Fulda in Hesse.
history
The Schlüchtern district was formed in 1821 on the basis of an electoral ordinance as a district of the Hessian province of Hanau . As a result of the March Revolution , the Schlüchtern district was dissolved on October 31, 1848 and incorporated into the newly formed Hanau district. On September 15, 1851, the old district was restored. In 1860/61 the Bavarian part of Züntersbach was incorporated into the district of Schlüchtern .
With the unification of Kurhessen with Prussia after the German War in 1866 , the Schlüchtern district became Prussian. In 1867 it became part of the new administrative district of Kassel and in 1868 of the newly formed province of Hessen-Nassau . On April 1, 1944, the district of Schlüchtern was incorporated from the province of Kurhessen into the newly formed province of Nassau (after the end of the war: administrative district of Wiesbaden ). In April 1968, the 1946 changed Country circular Schluechtern to the dissolution of the district of Wiesbaden in Darmstadt Region .
Until the first municipal mergers in 1969, the district comprised 46 municipalities, including the three cities of Bad Soden , Salmünster and Schlüchtern, as well as the manor district of Spessart . In 1972 the demarcation of the district changed:
- The community of Katholisch-Willenroth in the district of Gelnhausen was incorporated into the town of Salmünster in the district of Schlüchtern on July 1st.
- The municipalities of Oberkalbach and Uttrichshausen were incorporated into the municipality of Kalbach in the Fulda district on August 1st .
- The community Reinhards was incorporated into the community Freiensteinau of the Vogelsbergkreis on August 1st .
A series of further parish mergers reduced the number of parishes in the district to 14 by June 1974.
As part of the district reform in Hesse , the district of Schlüchtern went up on July 1, 1974 together with the districts of Hanau and Gelnhausen and the independent city of Hanau in the Main-Kinzig district , the most populous district in Hesse. At the same time, further incorporations took place on July 1, 1974, so that the towns of Bad Soden-Salmünster and Schlüchtern and the municipalities of Sinntal , Steinau and Züntersbach joined the Main-Kinzig district from the old Schlüchtern district in addition to the Spessart estate .
Population development
| year | Residents | source |
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| 1821 | 17,557 | |
| 1871 | 30,626 | |
| 1890 | 28,497 | |
| 1900 | 28.093 | |
| 1910 | 31,964 | |
| 1925 | 30,692 | |
| 1939 | 31,338 | |
| 1950 | 45,533 | |
| 1960 | 40,400 | |
| 1970 | 44,000 | |
| 1973 | 43,600 |
politics
District administrators
badges and flags
coat of arms
The coat of arms of the district of Schlüchtern is divided into once and split once. Heraldic top right are three red rafters on a gold background (for the former Principality of Hanau ). On the upper left side there is a rising lion on a blue background, divided nine times in silver and red (for the former Electorate of Hesse ). At the bottom right is a continuous black cross (for the former Fulda monastery ). The fourth part, at the bottom left, is divided four times diagonally to the right with red and gold stripes (for the noblemen von Hutten ).
The coat of arms was approved on April 15, 1935. The coat of arms of the district was drawn by Heinz Ritt .
flag
On June 19, 1956, the district of Schlüchtern was approved by the Hessian Ministry of the Interior , which is described as follows:
“The flag cloth, which is divided by red and gold, shows the coat of arms of the Schlüchtern district, the four-sided shield 1. three red Hanau rafters in gold, 2. the red and white striped Hessian lion in blue, 3. the black Fulda cross in silver and 4 . represents the two Hutt sloping bars in red. "
Communities
The following list contains all the municipalities that belonged to the district of Schlüchtern during its existence, as well as the dates of all incorporations:
License Plate
On July 1, 1956, the district was assigned the distinguishing sign SLÜ when the vehicle license plates were introduced . It was issued until June 30, 1974. Since January 2, 2013, due to the license plate liberalization in the Main-Kinzig district, with the exception of the special status city of Hanau, it has been available again.
literature
- Georg-Wilhelm Hanna : The district of Schlüchtern and its district administrators. Kreissparkasse Schlüchtern, Georg-Wilhelm Hanna (district archive), Griebel printing company, Schlüchtern / Gelnhausen 1991
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ordinance of June 29, 1821 on the restructuring of the previous state administration , in (collection of laws, ordinances, notices and other general orders for Kurhessen from the year 1821, court and orphanage printer, Cassel) kurhess GS 1821, p. 29 -62; also in: Wilhelm Möller and Karl Fuchs (eds.), Collection of the legal provisions still valid in the Electorate of Hesse from 1813 to 1860, Marburg and Leipzig (Elwert'sche Universitäts-Buchhandlung) 1866, pp. 311–351
- ↑ Law on the reorganization of the districts of Gelnhausen, Hanau and Schlüchtern and the city of Hanau as well as the recirculation of the cities of Fulda, Hanau and Marburg (Lahn) concerning questions (GVBl. 330-26) of March 12, 1974 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse . 1974 No. 9 , p. 149 , § 18 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 3.0 MB ]).
- ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 377 .
- ^ Johann Peter Eyring: The district of Hanau . In: Georg-Wilhelm Hanna (arrangement): The district of Hanau and its district administrators . Ed .: Kreissparkasse Hanau . Hanau 1989, p. 7.
- ^ The municipalities and manor districts of the Hesse-Nassau province and their population in 1871
- ↑ a b c d e f g Michael Rademacher: German administrative history from the unification of the empire in 1871 to the reunification in 1990. schluechtern.html. (Online material for the dissertation, Osnabrück 2006).
- ↑ Statistical Yearbook for the Federal Republic of Germany 1972
- ↑ Statistical Yearbook for the Federal Republic of Germany 1975
- ^ Approval of a flag for the district of Schlüchtern in the administrative district of Wiesbaden on June 19, 1956 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1956 No. 27 , p. 665 , point 601 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 3.2 MB ]).
- ↑ Main-Kinzig district. Historical local dictionary. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
Eschwege | Frankenberg | Fritzlar-Homberg | Fulda | Gelnhausen | Hanau | Hersfeld | Hofgeismar | Hünfeld | Kassel | Marburg | Melsungen | Rotenburg | Schluechtern | Waldeck | Witzenhausen | Wolfhagen | Goat grove
Disbanded in 1932 : Fritzlar | Gersfeld | Homberg | Kirchhain | Released in 1932 : Grafschaft Schaumburg
Disbanded in 1942 : District of the Eder | District of Eisenberg | District of Twiste | Released in 1944 : Reign of Schmalkalden
1972 dissolved: District Alsfeld | District of Büdingen | District of Erbach | District Friedberg | District of Hersfeld | District of Hofgeismar | District of Hünfeld | Lauterbach district | Obertaunuskreis | Rotenburg district | Usingen district | Wolfhagen district . 1973 dissolved: District of Eschwege | District of Frankenberg | District of Fritzlar-Homberg | District of Melsungen | District of Waldeck | District of Witzenhausen | Ziegenhain district . 1974 dissolved: District Biedenkopf | District of Gelnhausen | District of Hanau | Limburg County | District of Marburg | Oberlahnkreis | District of Schlüchtern . 1976 dissolved: Darmstadt district | District of Dieburg | Dill circle | Rheingau district | Untertaunuskreis | Wetzlar district .